(Village near Instow)
Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: Torridge · Region: South West
Explore Appledore, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Appledore map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Appledore, Devon, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Devon or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Appledore and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Appledore |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | Torridge |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.052995 |
| Longitude | -4.191519 |
| Place Type | Village |
Appledore holds its ground where the Torridge and Taw rivers bleed their silt into the grey Atlantic. It lies 1.3 miles north-east of Northam (from Northam: bearing 48°T, OS grid SS 464 304), and is situated west-north-west of Instow village. Salt-crusted cottages climb the steep incline from the quay, their pastel lime-washes muted by the persistent, abrasive damp of the estuary air. On the northern edge, the Time and Tide Bell rings a hollow, rhythmic iron note whenever the water rises to reclaim the mudflats. The North Devon Maritime Museum stands as a keeper of local memory, housing the remnants of a shipwright’s craft that once defined the very pulse of the shoreline. Beyond the slipways, the wetlands of West Appledore stretch out in a tangled mosaic of reeds and tidal debris, shifting with every turn of the moon. Appledore remains a place of hard edges and cold currents, where the horizon is always crowded with the ghosts of wooden masts and the heavy, industrial silence of the dry dock.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Appledore, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.052995, -4.191519. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |